diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index 68ec7bfc..c98d9502 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Version 2.0.9 (2012-10-04 20:10:46) dev
+Version 2.0.9 (2012-10-04 20:17:03) dev
diff --git a/gluon/dal.py b/gluon/dal.py
index bd67b1f5..ecfbdbef 100644
--- a/gluon/dal.py
+++ b/gluon/dal.py
@@ -6599,7 +6599,7 @@ class DAL(object):
             if args or kwargs:
                 raise RuntimeError, 'Cannot duplicate a Singleton'
         except KeyError:
-            db = super(DAL, cls).__new__(cls, uri, *args, **kwargs)
+            db = super(DAL, cls).__new__(cls)
             THREAD_LOCAL.db_instances[singleton_code] = db
         db._singleton_code = singleton_code
         return db